ronkuper Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Hi Folks, I'm planning my first headphone system for long listening sessions at home. Which would you recommend for an audio enthusiast Techno (ala Berghain) head - the Ultrasone Signature Pro or the Fostex TH-900 MKII? Which DAC + AMP to go with them? I was thinking about the Schiit Jotunheim. Other options to consider? As a reference for my taste - I've listened extensively to HD800s (connected to a Musical Fidelity M6S DAC) and they are truly marvelous but are lacking in bass punchiness for my taste with the genre I listen to the most. Thanks, Ron Link to comment
Blake Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Hi Ron, I am a fellow techno enthusiast (I'd like to visit the Berghain club at some point or a Boiler Room live set somewhere). There are not too many of us here on CA. I used to have a pretty good stable of headphones and I would switch from one to the other. I then made myself narrow my collection down to one serious headphone, and one for fun/travel. When I owned a stable of headphones, it included the original TH-900 (alongside HD800's, Dharmas, W3000ANV, T1's, HE500, etc) and since I owned all at the same time I extensively A/B'ed them. I thought then, and still think now that the original TH-900 is the best can I have ever heard for bass heavy music (which is the stuff I listen to every day- Haxan Cloak, Andy Stott, Eric Holm, etc.) I have not heard the Mrk. II TH-900. I have not heard the Ultrasone Signature Pro. I did try an Ultrasone model at one point but didn't care much for it but that means nothing. If the Mrk. II is anything like the original TH-900 and the bass quality is at least equal to the original TH-900 (or, gasp, even better!) , and you found the HD800s lacking in bass punch, then, I can't imagine a better choice than the TH-900 mrk II. Let us know what you go with. Speaker Room: Lumin U1X | Lampizator Pacific 2 | Viva Linea | Constellation Inspiration Stereo 1.0 | FinkTeam Kim | Revel subs Office Headphone System: Lumin U1X | Lampizator Golden Gate 3 | Viva Egoista | Abyss AB1266 Phi TC Link to comment
ronkuper Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 Thank you very much for sharing and caring It gives me a lot more confidence. Yesterday I've found a pair of a "Condition: Refurbished - Authorized Dealer - Full Warranty and Support" MKIIs on Amazon for $1090. I don't know how but all of a sudden I got the "Thank you" message on Amazon so it's on its way Hope they'ree aren't counterfeits or something Then, to complete the (semi) impulse buy I've ordered the Schiit Modi 2 Multibit together with the Asgard 2. Hopefully exciting times ahead-fi Link to comment
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